wednesday night prayer meeting

i used to get there early when i was a boy

i'd straighten the pews on a hardwood floor

daddy shook every hand as they gathered in

we were prayer warriors in a world of sin

we'd sing there ain't no grave going to hold me down

and sister started clappin'

then somebody'd shout

the spirit would rise and fill the house

as the walls came tumblin' down

oh the walls came tumblin' down

oh the devil took a beatin' at wednesday night prayer meetin'

we heard hell fire preachin'

at wednesday night prayer meetin'

amazin' grace fell like a flood

and we all got washed in the blood

that's the way it was

at wednesday night prayer meetin'

now i walk through the valley all by myself

there's a road to the right and a road to the left

the shadows have fallen and i'm all alone

but there's still a light shinin' that leads me home

i see the candles in the windows of

that little church that i love

i still hear 'em singin' on a wednesday night

i'll meet you on the other side